SMITH (VETERAN CSA), CHARLES E - Benton County, Arkansas | CHARLES E SMITH (VETERAN CSA) - Arkansas Gravestone Photos

Charles E SMITH (VETERAN CSA)

Oakley Chapel (Rogers) Cemetery
Benton County,
Arkansas

CSA
Company G 5 Arkansas Infantry
Civil War Confederate
March 6, 1846 - January 9, 1925

*Obituary
Rogers Democrat
Thursday, January 15, 1925

SMITH, Charles E. - Charles E. Smith died Friday morning at his home west of Oakley Chapel on the Bentonville highway west of Rogers where he had lived for many years. Mr. Smith has been in poor health for several years but few knew that his condition was serious and the word of his death came as a great surprise to his friends in all parts of Northwest Arkansas. The morning of his death he was able to be up and had even been out on the porch but came back in the room, laid down and quietly passed away at the age of 78 years, ten months and 3 days. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at Oakley Chapel, being conducted by Rev. Womack and Rev. Campbell, in the presence of a large number of friends and relatives. He is now at rest in the little Oakley Chapel cemetery where for fifty years he had assisted in the same service for scores of friends and relatives. Mr. Smith was born near Fulton, Hempstead county, Ark. March 6, 1846. He came to Benton county about 1872, settling in the neighborhood where he lived until his death. He married Miss Addie Oakley May 15, 1873, member of one of the largest and best known pioneer families of this section, who survives him as do also six children - Mrs. Alva Dodson of California; Mrs. J.C. Bell of Rogers and Miss Belle Smith, who lives at home; also three sons, Eugene Smith of Pine Bluff, who was home for the funeral, and Jim and Joe Smith, the latter living at Leesburg, Florida, and Jim was on a visit in that state. Two grandchildren, Carl and Kenneth Doescher, sons of a daughter, Mrs. Carl Doescher who died some years ago as also did her husband, live in the Smith home. A brother, R.A. Smith of Oronogo, Mo. was here for the funeral and he also has a brother, Joseph E. Smith at Nashville, Ark. By the death of Mr. Smith Benton county loses one of its best citizens and one of the pioneers in the small fruit industry in this section. Back in the days when the Rogers Shippers Union was the model co-operative shipping organization of the Southwest and David Wing, R.P. Owens, W.A. Miller, J. Alvin Dickson, Newt Woods and others of our early citizens were members of the Board of Directors, Mr. Smith was one of the active members and served on the Board for many years in various capacities. He was progressive in his ideas, conservative in his speech and always optimistic as to the future of Northwest Arkansas. Mr. Smith was always an active church worker and served as superintendent of the Oakley Chapel Sunday school for more than forty years, only retiring when his health would no longer permit regular attendance.

Source: Sons of Confederate Veterans, Benton County, Arkansas 2009
Compiled by William W Degge

Contributed on 8/18/09 by wfields55
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Submitted: 8/18/09 • Approved: 6/26/19 • Last Updated: 6/29/19 • R224523-G0-S3

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